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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
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and consequently incurablc. II is impossible to de-
scribe her suHerings- Her body from the crown Of
her head 10 the soles Of her feet Of decay
masses Of flesh rottng Oh and leaving great cavities
Her fingers festered and three four nails dropped
OF at time. Her limbs contracted by the fearful
liberation, and for several years che did not leave
her bed Her weight was reduced rom rs TO so lbs
Perhaps some faint idea Of her condition can be
Cleaned from the fact that three pounds Of Cosmo-
line or ointment were used per week In dressing her
sores. Finally the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf, and commended the suf
ferer to her allwise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports Of the use
Of SwIFrs SPEciFrc Is. s. 81 prevailed on her to
try IL last resort. She began its under pro-
test. bat soon found that her system was being
eyed Of the poison. the assumed q red and
healthy color. as though The blood was becoming
pure and active. Mrs. Bailey continued the s. s. 5.
until last February: every core was healed: she dis
cardcd chair and crutches, and was for the first time
In twelve years n well woman. Hec husband, Mr..
C. A. Bailey, Is in business at l11 Blackstone Street.
Boston, and will take pleasure in giving the details
Of this wonderful cure. Send 10 US for Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPEcHIc Co. Drawer 3 Atlanta. Ga.
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Testing an Improved Car Heater.

About 800 people stood in the rain for half
an hour the other day across the tracks Of the
Hudson River railroad, near Forty-fifth street
bridge, 10 see a rather novel test in the way
Of improved car heaters. A patent stove
and boiler incased in steel armor, which
weighs 200 pounds, WAS dropped from the top
Of the bridge on pile of dry goods boxes and
imfammabe rubbish TO prove that even in the
most violent shocks the fire inside the heater
could not escape and catch the broken parts
of the car The heater WAS a big steel boiler,
with stove inside through which some coils
Of pipe filled with water passed. The pipes
were to be run up and down the cars sides in
an endless coil and the heated water i'll them
was to heat the car. The test was apparently
successful The fire was lighted and the heater
tipped off the bridge, falling forty feet with
out bursting or letting the coal escape. The
only effect of the shock was to break one OF
the inner water pipe coils, which put out the
fre.-New York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
WILLIAM r. TRAvERS.
4 Gentleman. . Financisr, stutterer
aud Wit.


aud n Wit.
Especial Correspondence,l
New YORK. March l4-William r. Trav-
ers, Of New York, who went to the Bermndas
TO die, is best known as a wit HIS humor Is
Of a very delightful and quotable order, and
its very spontansity, bubbling through his
suffering speech like champagne through a
half closed bottle, gives it AN eHhiiaration
that is exceedingly enjoyable.
Mr.. Travers, however, although New
Yorker of New Workers, came from the
south. In the year 1919, and in the month
OF July, he was born in the cityof Baltimore,
a place where, DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes
saws, people live just about close enough to
the sun 10 ripsn well.
Mr.. Travers came from the best of English
stock. His father was an able man,
who Gyei over ninety years, and his
motber WAS one of the bellies Of that
CITY Of beautiful women. Young Trarers at
school was born wit, just As he has been
ever since and his quaint sayings uttered IN
his suffering way, made it difficult for even
the school teachers TO maintain the saturnlne
dignity of their office. And when he went 10
West Point to enter the United States military
academy his huoyancy could not be kept
down He was the same lively, incorrigible
bumorist OF course the strict rules ana reg
ulations of such life did not harmonize with
disposition like his, and it was not long be-
fore Young Travers had decided that he was
not cut out for a military hero. Tradition
indicates that the West Point people had ar
rived at the same conclusion. Anyhow the
Young cadet gave up brass buttons and came
down to New York, where he entered Column
hia college ard in the course Of time gradu-
afed with credit. After that he set out at
once to earn his living and 10 carve his
way TO fame and fortune. In Baltimore he
became shipping merchant, but he was not
very fortunate in his business, and revers.,s
caused him TO suspend in 1853. Then he de
cided to move to New York, but before he
moved he had, In 1919, married a charming
and accomplished wife in the person OF Miss
Louisa johnson, daughter OF Hon Reverdy
johnson, the great Maryland lawyer. In New
York his career WAS not especially brilliant un
til he and Leonard Jerome formed partner
ship. These two men seemed thoroughly
adapted IL each other and their stock busi
ness rapidly grew in extent and profits Both
became very rich, and both soon achieved
high reputation as financiers and capitalists
of the first order.
Here are two stories which will show what
sort of fun has made Travers famous:
One day he was riding in a crowded street
car. His youngest son WAS sitting on In
knee. A very handsome young lady entered
No one arose Mr.. Travers' gallantry wa,
touched.
@S-Scn," said he, "g-get up and g-give th'
lady your s-seat-"
.H-Henry," said Mr.. Travers to Henry
| Clews, the well known banker, one day
H Henry. ddidn't you s-s-say that you wer'
| Q self-nlade m-manT
Certainly, I made myself, said Mr.. Clew'
| with some warmth.
Then, when you were ab-bbout it, We,
| d-didn't you p-put m-more hh hair on tn
| t-top of your h-head" HENRY RANGER
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ocrat. But in spite OF his politics he stead
ily opposed the aggressions Of slavery,
and advocated the doctrine that the territor-
les should he dedicated to freedom In one
OF his finest speeches in the house he said:
glory in New England and New England's
institutions There she stands, with her free
schools and her free labor, her fearless enter
prize, her indomitable energy. With her rocky
hills. her torrent streams. her green valleys, her
heaven pointed spires-there she stands, moral
monument around which the gratitude OF her
country binds the wreath Of fame. while pro-
tected freedom shall repose forever at its base.
Only few weeks ago he was here to attend
the annual meeting of the Maine Press asso-
citation, OF. which he is an honorary member,
and with erect form, flashing eve and reson-
ant voice he told of the time when he was
chore boy, devil and all hands in
country printing office before rollers were
introduced.
Hannibal Hamlin was called from the sen
ate to the vice presidency, and he was one OF
President Lincoln's mainstays during the
dark days of the civil war.
1t is said that in the history Of our country
there has been but one other instance III
which there was full and perfect harmony
between the president and vice president, and
that was in the case of President Jackson and
Vice President Van Buren,. Mr.. Hamlin
.,,-,o1 o,f,s whe, .o hold IL ,nyolyed the
,;,;r,, mn Of any noli,;col pr;uciple He gave
nm the hicr,,ive nos,t,on Of collector of Gus
- a, Ros,on hac,pse he couId no longer
ri, !, una., tho no,;cv epfor,,ad nv And
johnson, who was then president
S;,cs ur B.mlip,s retirement be has he, ,
..,iv. in every noIit,csl canvass app.ari, o
a., ,h,, s,u,n, in this and other states with ID
.,,,.r.r, J;,,i,u.iou Of his mower and I'm.
80, wbin in nubli, life no man asted
H. u.uI;, for , r,asopab,s favor that VA.
no, ,.,n,ad He cou,d ga, I'm from his din
nsr and the r,st and retirement Of night t,
,a,o,.t, the ;us, claims of friend He
u,,,Id uarso,,iIv o., to TN. prop,r depar men,
=, ,h, goysrnncrt and remain tber. until tn.
,.S,ian y,,. d,..,d.J This gave him erea,
,nvar and has intr.ncbed him in the heart.
/ ~ the n.nnle Of the s.,,e regardless of marty
-, 90,
u.rnib., Ham,;, ia not n man Of wealth
No .hoodIer has ever stuck to hi, hands, He
lives nl,inIv upos,ep,atiously, HI, childre,
.ra CROWN mn To manhood and gone fortf
So, ,h, n.tsrn,I roof On every pubh,
,.,,.,s;o,, an which he ann.ars he is plainI,
,ha ,aro,;ts n cbaers and hearty greeting
,n.,n anything He is seem in the streets O
R,pgor on the coldest days of winter in hi.
,,oybaumer Goa. without the upnecessar,
aJiunc, of an oyercoat He walk
r,ii.s o+ n s.ratcb with the alscrity O
hoy inst for constitutional.
u. i f,,r5 i, the bu,s Of the poo
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
GOVERNMENTAL BEE RAISING.
Description Of the Experimental station
at Aurora, Illinois.

Description Of the Experimental station
at Aurora, Illinois.
Especial Correspondence
AURORA, Ills, March l4-Comparatively
few people know that the government OF the
United States, in addition to its other manifold
cares and enterprises. has gone into the bee
business in the same manner in which 1t eI-
perimants in the propagation OF seeds, the
breeding Of fishes and other work Of benefit
to large classes Of our people. At present ex-
detrimental agriculture on the part OF the ma
tional government is ipr its infancy, no step
having been taken in this direction until
June IL, 1885. On that day, through the
efforts OF DR. C. d, Riley, the United States
entomologist, an experiment station was es.
tablished at this place and Mr.. Nelson w.
McLain appointed the agent in charge. The
reason OF this action on the part OF the gen
eral government was the fact that the United
States has been very large importer OF
sweets from foreign countries, importing IN
1885 alone, mainly from France and Ger-
many, 500, ,5oO.0O0 worth. This was an ini-
mense sum to pay for that, a large portion OF
which could Just as well have been taken from
the millions of blossoms Of honey producing
fora with which our fields and prairies are
brightened Knowing that honey is sub
stitute for nearly every kind Of sweet, from
the manufacture OF confectious and pastry tC
making vinegar and preserving meats, the
government entomologist resolved to assist In
the development OF the bee industry among
the bee keepers Of the country.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
THE AURORA Rec STATION.

What the agent in charge OF the experiment
station in Aurora can do in this direction may
be problem to the uninitiated, but his wor1
keeps him as busy az bee all Of the time. u
is a part Of his duties to attend to the import
alton Of foreign races Of bees; find out thsff
true value. and by judicious crossing develop
a race peculiarly fitted to our climate and
honey producing blossoms. How TO treat dis
eases to which bees are subject has caused
much study, and the agent has met with great
success, so much so that hundreds OF colonies
were saved during the past year from conta-
gious diseases from which there has before
been no immunity. Do bees injure fruiti Is a
question which interests every one in the
country who owns a grape vine. A part OF
the experiments has been to establish the truth
in regard to tie matter, and the agent de-
clares that the little creatures are inno-
cent of all the destructiveness popularity
laid at their door. Wintering bees,
experiments in introducing into winter food
the same essential food elements which ars
obtained from nature in summer the ventila
ton Of hives, etc, all occupy share OF his
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

The women and children do not undress at
night, but add a waGded night robe to the
clothes they already have on, and sleep thus
summer and winter. They close all the doors
and windows aud sleep several in one room,
and doubtless would suffer dreadfully from
the confined air were it not that Turkish car
penters never have heard Of the plumb line,
and SO windows and doors all have crevices,
which supply ventilation. The tales of Oriental
magnificence fail 10 impress one who has
visited the best harems, for they are one and
all pictures of dirt and wanton extravaganza.
The only great display is in the amount OF
rugs and jewelry. On the floors of the general
room for the women, or the private suites, 1t
is always the same-cigarrtte ends, candies,
nutshells, necklaces, gold embroidered slippers
and sashes, and, in short, all sorts of disorder
and dirt And the women are always eating,
smoking or lolling about on the divans.-
Brooklyn Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

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en- = ohan.. 70 try tboss
uoh ~" -, -, IN end ont st
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repheu' II ne IL ii'''i' VI PiN.;,t.- Pi -.
~ ho is y, ass six-
.;,
Now o,'i iins, Aiss my g. If sha
'he poet VINO "ro'e 'oiis ~ S -
were ahy.hlns ., uails, a"i " ras,Ii
money mat was IN ms YES. 49,, sne D. D.
ho' kiss his eyeiius uP'-1'e" ~
yune'
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

The Standard wishes to correct q false
impression in reference TO the firing" of the
EDITORS wife and motherin-law from the
Methodist church. They were not put out Of
the building. as some suppose, but merely had
their names erased from the roll Of member
ship. The editor is not the kind Of a man to
quietly submit to having his wife and her
mother fired" bodily from church or else
where. He is not built that way; neither
is his mother er-in-law.-Belleville in Standard,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

Of life in the mountains drifted back to
Missouri, where he has been a gentleman
fss mern since.
he owns one Of the finest farms in bis part
OF the state and is now a resident Of Kansas
City. He was a candidate for congress last
fall, making q close run with Hon. John ?.
Hoard, the present representative of the south
Mlssm district. He was q delegate to the
national Democratic convention in 1876, and
was an elector for Missouri II the last presi-
Dental campaign. His wife is a daughter Of
the late Judge Logan Hunton, of St Louis.
and a niece Of Mrs. John ]. Crittenden, Of
Kentucky
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
HOWARD OWEN WRITES ABOUT
"JHE OLD CARTHAGINlAN."

Sketch of the Life History Of Abraham
Nipcoln's First yice-President-H - He
CIawhammer Coat-ContemPt OF Over
eoats-His SpriGhtly, Green Old Age.
Especial Correspondence
Augusta. Ne, March A." " hat can You
grow here" inquired distinguished English
agriculturist of a friend, citizen OF Maine,
as they were traversing our rock bound coast.
I'VE can raise men here!' was the proud
response. One Of the best of Names products
is the man whose name stands at the head OF
this sketch. The Old Carthaginian, as Mr..
Hamlin is familiarly called, Is passing the
evening of a gloriouSly green old age at his
happy home in Bangor, on the banks OF the
Penobscott river.
OF tine bare facts Of Hannibal Hamlins life
YOU have already read. He was one Of the
bows who came to the front without the aid
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

and was graduated
in 1858. A year
later, vim &
chosen the law for
a calling, he en-
tered the Lebanon,
Tenn, law school,
from which institu-
ton he graduated
In 1861. Then he
went TO st. Louis,
where be entered
the law Office OF
Messrs Lockland,
Collins & Jamison.
From st. Louis he
went to Helena, NJ.
r kut N ffar n x,aar
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

Some enterprising persons have built and
thrown open to the public in New York e
fac simle as near as may be of a street in
old London town OF course, no street in
old London had half way down its length q
square corner as this has and no one street
had so many places Of special interest as this
counterfeit street has. But tine venture is a
success, no doubt, TO some extent from an
antiquarian point of view, as it certainly is
from a financial standpoint The cut gives .
fair idea Of the appearance Of the street"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
COL. e. c. MORE,

Consul General at Mexico, Vice Porch,
Recalled.
Especial Correspondence.l
Sr Louis, March IA great deal has
been said about Col. E. c. More, recently
appointed consul general at Mexico, In
place of Mr.. Porch. Some Of it has
been true and some Of it has not, but
most readers will agree with the writer that
Col More is good looking man. Elanson c.
More was born at Little Rock, Ark. Dec. q,
1881. Elijah A. More, his father, who lived in
st. Louis for many years was favorably known
to the older citizens of the state. Elanson at
tended schools in this country, Paris, Ham
over and Cadiz, Spain. When he returned to
America be entered the junior class of Yale
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

"Yes, my hands arr soft, said dudish and
conceited young fellow the other night In a
small company, As he admiringly looked at
those useless appendages that had never done
a days work. do you know how do iti'
he exclaimed proudly. Il wear gloves on my
hands every night TO sleep in"
do you sleep with your hat on alsor'
asked pert young woman
And the young fellow replied in the mega
tive and looked wonderingly because the
company sniled-Hebrsw STANDARD.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

Miss Jennie Gray works farm Of 160
acres in Bortamasu county, Dakota, and says
she would stock another one if the fellows
who want TO marry and settle down would
quit botherins her.
He-Olsa, let us forget our little quarrel Of
yesterday. See here, | have bought you a
small bracelet Monsieur, after YOUR
rude behavior yesterday had expected some
thing more substantial
Servant Girl TO MiStrcss-There is n gentle
man at the door MiStress-Did H. give YOU
his name. NO, he gave me a kiss" "Oh,
that's my brother Tom. Let him in
A man in Middleton told his wife he
"loved her better than his own soul" The
man has not been to church in five years, and
his wife does not know how to take the COM
ptimspk
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Of college training.
But he was always
ahead Of tine rest of
the boys at sch""..,
not only in his
books, but in all the
sports of the tiIpss.
One who kne~ him
then always speaks
Of him as a rip
per" His first cleo
ton to congress
was in lSB, TO
which body he was
s.s nay,,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

that was accorded
Hans Won Bulow,
the eel eb rat e d
pianist. For they
wouldn't let him in,
and this in spite Of
the fact that he
had a ticket, the
same as everybody
else who wanted 20
get In. Why did
they do thisi Be
cause he had criti-
cised the manage
nent of the thea
tire. Won Bulow has
a very trenchant
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

1t has been noticed that deaf mutes are
rarely affected with seasickness. The semi.
circular canals OF the internal ear are prob
ably absent or negative in function in these
people. These canals are not organs Of hear.
ing, but of equih5ration, and when disturbed
give rise to vertigo and nausea DR.. William
Jones, OF Cambridge, Mass, claims that q
counter irritant applied to the skin behind the
ear will relieve seasickness The counter ir.
ritant may be blister, or simply rubbing the
part until the skin is slightly excoriated.- -
Boston Budget
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

Poet and Editor James r. Randall created a
sensation in Augusta the other day. A street
car horse became unruly and a male passen-
ger proposed throwing sand in the animals
ewes. "Oh. no." said the colonel, don't do
that; i. is unnecessary and inhuman. The
poor beast only needs to be diverted Tie a
handkerchief around his fore Lee and he will
start off promptly. The driver agreed to try
it, and the horse moved at once. Then the
lriver snatched his whip, looked at the colo
,el and exclaimed: III that don't beat the
Dutch. Philadelphia Times
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

To avoid the embrace of the fair Mrs Case,
Young English. YOU know, Will English, you
know;
Took a tug out Ia sea, resolved TO be free
Twas English, young English, You know!
New York World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

The difference Of opinion between young
Perry Belmont and Senator Edmunds, which
prevented action on the retaliation bill.
seems to be whether the British lions tail
shall be twisted once to the left or twice to
the right ht-Boston Advertiser.
It is understood that the private dinners
given to Mr.. Lowell during his stay here have
called for an expenditure of not less than
&C, 900. Yet there are carping critics who
ny that Chicago Is not . great literary
ssatG.--Chicago NswA
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

@why do you wear your low necked dress
to the theatre asked a sensible woman of her
butterfly sister ''To please the men, OF
course," was tine vain reply. And don't You
think you would succeed better" said the
other, ,..if You removed your hat instead OF
your Wharf.-The Judge.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19

Or Black Leprosy. Is a disease which is considered
inourable but il has yielded 10 the curative proper
ties OF SwIFr's SrEcIFIc-now known all over the
world as s. s. S. Mrs Bailey. of West Somerville
Mass, near Boston. was attacked several years ago
with this hideOus black eruption and vas treated BY
the best medical talent who could only say that the
disease was q species OF